With 30 years of service in the corrections/law enforcement field, Banasco is an active member of several national and local professional organizations and boards, including the ACA Disproportionate Minority Confinement Task Force; the ACA Affirmative Action Committee (current chair for the term 2013-2016); the North American Association of Wardens and Superintendents' Board of Directors; and the National Organization of Hispanics in Criminal Justice (founding member and president from 2006-2009).

Give your employer a deadline: Jordan suggests giving the employer a set time period, for instance a couple of months--to remedy the situation using internal channels such as arbitration or the affirmative action committee.

For instance, many employers have internal dispute resolution mechanisms such as guilds or affirmative action committees.

The district's minority recruitment efforts include mailings to teacher training universities with larger minority populations, establishing contacts with minority organizations, and formation of an affirmative action committee with five people of varying racial and ethnic backgrounds who make recommendations for recruitment of targeted minorities.

This chapter in particular could also be handed to deans, affirmative action committees, or other interested individuals as a checklist or a systematic plan for improving the general ambiance of the institution for women and those from historically disadvantaged minorities.

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